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26 pupils, two teachers killed in Liberia school fire
Students were learning the Quran when the fire broke out in Paynesville, near Monrovia
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Jeddah-bound PIA flight makes emergency landing at Lahore airport
PIA refutes reports of a fire in one of the plane's engines, says landing was due to a 'technical fault'
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Drones spark fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities
The attack follows a spike in regional tensions with Iran
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At least 11 dead in Rio hospital blaze
Faulty air conditioning system cited as the cause of the fire
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Shehla Raza’s office catches fire
Ten staffers were present in the building, but there was no loss of life
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Labour safety remains lax seven years after Baldia factory fire
Unions stress that real change will only occur if labourers are taken in account
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Brazil deforestation rises in August, adding to Amazon fire worries
Bolsonaro has complained that the country does not have the resources to police an area as large as the Amazon
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Australia's east coast battles more than 100 bushfires, 21 homes destroyed
More than 100 fires were burning in the states of Queensland and New South Wales on Saturday
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Bolivia has lost 1.7 million hectares to fire: government
Environmentalists blame law enacted under President Morales who encouraged the burning of forest to expand agriculture
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California scuba boat fire death toll rises to 25: report
Five crew members - who were above deck on the bridge escape - manage to escape the fire
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Indonesia arrests dozens for Papua protests that set buildings afire
It has been racked by civil unrest for two weeks over perceived racial and ethnic discrimination
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Brazil bans burning for two months to defuse Amazon crisis
Macron accuses Bolsonaro of lying to him about his commitments on climate change
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US ready to fight Amazon fires only in cooperation with Brazil
G7 countries pledge $20 million to tackle blazes engulfing parts of the world's largest rainforest
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At least 23 killed in fire at Mexico bar: NBC
Thirteen others were left seriously injured following the blaze
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Amazon fires a 'tipping point': forestry group chief
Some of the blazes are down to natural causes, some by farmers clearing land for agriculture
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Fire erupts in medical college warehouse
Rescue 1122 and four other institutions took part in the rescue operation
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African forest fires in spotlight after Amazon outcry
G7 nations pledge $20 million on the Amazon, mainly on fire-fighting aircraft
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UK pledges £10 mn for fire-ravaged Amazon
After French President said world leaders agreed to help the countries affected by the wildfires
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Rescuers confirm three killed, 300 evacuated after Indonesian ferry fire
Officials have given no details about the possible cause of the fire
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As EU threatens trade retaliation, Brazil sends army to fight Amazon fires
As a record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest intensified an unfolding environmental crisis
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With forest wildfires raging, Bolivia seeks help from SuperTanker plane
As the fires have already burned more than 1.6 million acres of tropical forest
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As Amazon burns, Brazil's Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere
He says farmers could be illegally setting the forest on fire
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Investigators rule out short-circuit in revenue centre fire
Probe committee formed under additional deputy commissioner
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10,000 homeless after fire rases Bangladesh slum
No deaths, although several people have minor injuries
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Eight killed in Ukraine hotel fire
The fire broke out at 1.34 am in the southern city's Tokyo Star hotel
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Building set on fire in protest against China's CNPC in Peru
Residents want CNPC to agree to a series of commitments, including a guarantee of 100 jobs for young people
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Fierce wildfire halted in southern France
Cause of the blaze is not yet known
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Aircraft used to carry US troops catches fire at Irish airport
All passengers & crew disembarked after emergency services were called to the scene
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Toll from Tanzania fuel truck blast rises to 85: governor
Explosion triggered when a man tried to retrieve the truck's battery, creating sparks that ignited the fuel
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Two fire incidents reported in different areas of Rawalpindi
Rescue teams report within three minutes and extinguish the blaze
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High-rises ill-equipped to battle fires in Punjab
Community response teams find most buildings lack necessary safety measures
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Seven warehouses, merchandise gutted
Fire broke out in one warehouse due to a short circuit, spreads to six others
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Mall’s food court catches fire
The fire department sent two fire tenders on receiving information of the incident
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'I don't have words': Boss of torched Japan animation studio mourns bright, young staff
Worst mass killing in two decades in a country with one of the world’s lowest crime rates
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Suspected Japan arsonist a reclusive, quarrelsome gamer, neighbour says
After the Kyoto attack, Aoba told police he had done it because the studio had plagiarised his novel
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Dhamial Sasta Bazar fire victims get cheques
Victims were cumulatively given Rs10 million
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Japan in shock after suspected arson kills 33
Suspect unconscious, police unable to interrogate him
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Fire erupts at Karachi airport
No loss recorded
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24 dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio
41-year-old man throws gasoline around the studio
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Spontaneously combusting sushi flakes blamed in mystery blazes
Fire results in $575,000 worth of damage
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Thousands flee forest fire on Croatia party island
No one was injured in the fire which was brought under control
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Garment factory in SITE Area goes up in flames
The blaze couldn't be put out even six hours after it erupted
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Huge fire erupts at power station outside Moscow
Six people injured: health ministry
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Garment factory catches fire in Karachi
Fire department managed to control the blaze after four hours and stop its spread
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Tripoli airport suspends flights after rocket fire
As forces loyal to the government battle against fighters backing eastern commander Khalifa Haftar
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Huge fire breaks out at Philadelphia oil refinery
Forces residents to shelter in place for hours and causes gasoline prices to rise
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Paris's Notre-Dame to celebrate first mass after fire
Although on a small scale, the mass will be broadcast live on Catholic TV channel KTO
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Angry customer fires aerial shots in Rawalpindi
Suspect starts aerial firing after shopkeeper asks him to pay
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Twenty-four police injured in Memphis riot after fatal shooting
Shooting takes place as US Marshals try to arrest a man wanted on multiple warrants
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Lawsuit filed in US over deadly London high rise fire
Two years after the 24-story housing block was consumed by flames